The recent court of appeal decision in R. (on the application of Greenfields (IOW) Ltd) v Isle of Wight Council [2025] EWCA Civ 488 (IOW)...
I don't know if the weather was behind it, continuing geopolitical turbulence or other factors but MIPIM 2025 seemed a bit more focused...
A recent question put to the Ministry for Housing, Communities, and Local Government ("MHCLG") has shed light on the practicalities of...
Something old - what is a rentcharge? A rentcharge is an annual or periodic sum charged on and burdening freehold land which requires the...
In November 2022 the Government launched a new consultation on the proposed Building Safety Levy (the "Levy") which ran until 7 February...
The Higher-Risk Buildings (Management of Safety Risks etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/907) (the "907 Regulations") were laid...
WeWork has announced that it has "substantial doubt" about its ability to continue as a going concern and Fitch Ratings has downgraded...
The government has now closed its technical consultation on the proposed Infrastructure Levy ("IL") to widespread opposition and concern....
In our previous article (HSE-confirms-opening-of-registration-for-higher-risk-buildings) we discussed the requirement that the Principal...
The Consultation The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) launched a consultation on 09 June 2022 on the...
The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards ("MEES") were introduced by the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales)...
Restrictive covenants and HMO use When acquiring properties for use as Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), one has to pay attention to...